A year after his election, Donald Trump remains more present and influential than ever. No longer merely an extraordinary president or a political anomaly, he has come to embody a deep shift in American sentiment and in how the world’s foremost superpower conducts its global affairs.
How Trump reshaped the world is the cover story of Al Majalla’s November issue, marking one year since his election. We present articles and interviews examining the key developments in the United States and across the globe during his first year in office.

Preventing the Next Attack

[caption id="attachment_55254850" align="aligncenter" width="2888"] An air traveler is patted down after passing through a full-body scanner at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on February 20,…

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After the Mogadishu Attacks

[caption id="attachment_55254846" align="aligncenter" width="3888"] Hardline Islamist fighters from Al-Shabab(Getty)[/caption] by Stig Jarle Hansen, Christopher Anzalone On October 14, a terrorist…

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Religion and Violence in Myanmar

[caption id="attachment_55254843" align="aligncenter" width="4500"] A Rohingya girl cries as refugees fleeing from Myanmar cross a stream in the hot sun on a muddy rice field on October 16, 2017 near…

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The European Roots of the Alt-Right

[caption id="attachment_55254807" align="aligncenter" width="3000"] Peter Cvjetanovic (R) along with Neo Nazis, Alt-Right, and White Supremacists encircle and chant at counter protestors at the base…

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A conversation with David Shedd

[caption id="attachment_55254757" align="aligncenter" width="900"] David Shedd[/caption] by Joseph Braude David Shedd is one of the most influential American intelligence officers in the post…

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The Clash Over Kirkuk

[caption id="attachment_55254760" align="aligncenter" width="4377"] Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi (L) meets with Kurdistan Regional Government President Masoud Barzani (R) upon his arrival at…

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Primetime Politics

[caption id="attachment_55254741" align="aligncenter" width="7072"] An elderly woman watches TV broadcasting of Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual televised question-and-answer session with…

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Sanctions and Sudan

[caption id="attachment_55254742" align="aligncenter" width="5760"] A Sudanese woman demonstrates outside the US embassy in the capital Khartoum on November 3, 2015, to protest against sanctions…

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